Kombucha

Make homemade kombucha using the easy batch brew kombucha method. Homemade kombucha is healthy and delicious!

What is batch brew kombucha?

Batch brew kombucha or batch brewing kombucha is a method of making homemade kombucha. This method involves making one batch at a time versus continuous brewing kombucha. This method is straight forward and perfect for beginners. Batch brewing kombucha also lets you easily experiment with different teas since each batch is separate.

Where are my pumpkin spice kombucha fans? Now you can make your own at home!

How is it November already?

Even though we have already woken up to snow on the ground a couple mornings, the fall flavors are still in full swing in our house. And what is fall without pumpkin spice everything?! Truth be told, I lost my taste for pumpkin spice lattes a long time ago. But, I’ve always loved pumpkin pie and I love pumpkin pie spice in my overnight oats. So, I figured why not try it as a kombucha flavor? Enter Pumpkin Spice Kombucha!

Kombucha Moscow Mules are perfect for summertime and always a crowd pleaser!

It’s officially summer and being Wisconsinites, we know we need to maximize the next three months. For us that means spending as much time outdoors as possible. Each week, we look forward to lazy Friday evenings on the deck with a refreshing beverage.

Moscow Mules have become extremely popular and you’ll find them on cocktail lists at many bars and restaurants these days. However, you simply can’t beat making one at home. You can pick the highest quality and freshest ingredients and customize it to your tastes. Add some fresh herbs or seasonal fruits and you have the perfect summer cocktail.

Our favorite way to customize our Moscow Mules is to substitute ginger kombucha for ginger beer. Many ginger beers are made with artificial flavorings and high fructose corn syrup, so substituting for ginger kombucha is an easy way to make your cocktail cleaner. This means less chance of a headache or that “meh” feeling the morning after you’ve had a few drinks.

It was SO delicious. Not too gingery, not too sweet, and just the perfect amount of fizz! Matt loved it as well, so I really wanted to try and recreate it at home.

Ginger can be tricky to work with in kombucha. Use too much and it almost burns your throat. Use too little and it tastes like watered down ginger ale. After testing several different ginger kombucha recipe ideas, I have finally nailed it! I seriously lined up a blind ginger kombucha taste test for Matt the other night and we picked the same favorite as the winner. This ginger kombucha recipe can be made with either store bought plain kombucha or home brewed kombucha.

This kombucha recipe combines the sweetness of pineapple with the heat of cayenne pepper! I hope it reminds you of the island life!

My trip to Hawaii had me craving all things pineapple once I returned home. Since I am a spice lover, I thought it would be fun to heat it up a bit with some cayenne pepper. Drinking this pineapple and cayenne pepper kombucha gives me that relaxed feeling of swinging in a hammock on a tropical beach.

I’ve been continuously brewing kombucha for awhile and wanted to share my set up and method with you as it has been working well for me!

First, a quick introduction to the continuous brewing method of making kombucha at home.

Continuous brewing kombucha is a method of making homemade kombucha and is supposedly how it was made in ancient times. The continuous brewing method allows you to always have fresh kombucha available. It’s pretty simple: once you have established your brew you simply add the same amount in as you take out. It’s continuous!

I can’t help wishing it was summer so berries would be in season. They are my favorite way to flavor kombucha. Easy and delicious and my kombucha always turns out fizzy. Plus, they’re grown in my neck of the woods so I have easy access to incredibly fresh berries. But back to reality, it’s mid January and we are far from berry season in Wisconsin.

Enter citrus! I’ve never really been big into citrus fruits, so quite honestly I did not even realize they are in season this time of year. I actually went to the store to pick up some pomegranates for kombucha but they were in pretty rough shape.

Grapefruits were on sale and looking quite vibrant so in my cart they went. As it turns out, I REALLY like grapefruit. Where have they been all my life? I am sure I had them when I was a picky little kid and didn’t like them, so I wrote them off. I wanted to balance out the citrus with something earthy and had rosemary leftover from my champagne and kombucha cocktails, so I figured why not? Turns out, it was a good call!

Our champagne and kombucha cocktail is an easy way to add some fermented fun to your next celebration!

New Years Eve is my favorite night of the entire year. Everyone is in a celebratory mood and it’s just fun to reflect on the year that was. It’s also a night for looking forward to everything you hope the new year brings.

Champagne also happens to be one of my favorite alcoholic drinks and it’s generally served at any and every party on this one night a year. It’s a win-win for me!

Since 2016 brought The Wild Gut to fruition, I feel it is only appropriate to include some sort of ferment in my NYE plans this year.

Enter a champagne kombucha cocktail. Two of my favorite things in one pretty drink!

I’m really enjoying using kombucha in cocktails because it’s a fun way to add different flavor profiles without adding any additional alcohol. I generally have a two drink limit these days but using kombucha lets me drink a couple more without regretting it the next morning. Not because of the health benefits of kombucha, but simply because it cuts the amount of alcohol in my drinks.

For our champagne kombucha cocktail, you’ll need:

Prosecco

Kombucha {we used unflavored for this recipe but you could use flavored as well: ginger, any sort of berry or even our cranberry spice kombucha are good options}

Rosemary sprigs

Cranberries

The best part is you can put these cocktails together quickly and be ready for the ball drop in two minutes flat.

Simply mix one part Prosecco to two parts kombucha. Garnish with fresh cranberries and a sprig of rosemary.

Hello! Happy Thursday! I’m just popping in with a quick and easy way to flavor your kombucha during the second fermentation (2F). I cracked open my first ever batch of this flavor yesterday and it turned out great, so I wanted to share right away. This blueberry vanilla kombucha has a delicate and balanced taste that I really like!

Kombucha is great anytime of year but as the leaves turn and the temperatures drop we find ourselves craving the flavors of the season. We hope you love the warming flavors of our Cranberry Spice Kombucha as much as we do!

It’s that time of year. The leaves are changing, the temps are dropping and I can’t believe we are less than a month away from Thanksgiving! Did you know Wisconsin is the leading producer of cranberries and produces over 50% of the nation’s total crop?! Well, now you do!

We’re lucky to call this great state home and have been seeing tons of cranberries popping up at the farmer’s market this month. Ready for a confession? We’re in our 30s and neither of us can ever remember eating an actual cranberry. Sure, we’ve had cranberry sauce and cranberry juice but the actual fruit? Nope!

That all changed last weekend when we brought a bag home from the market. While cranberries are just fine on their own, I knew they’d be perfect for flavoring kombucha. So to celebrate the season, we have come up with a cranberry spice kombucha recipe for you! This one will take you from now to Thanksgiving and all the way through Christmas. It just tastes like the holidays! Be sure to bring a bottle or two to share around the table!

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Disclaimer

We’re not medical professionals and we don’t claim to know it all. We are two people who have found success physically, mentally, and emotionally by focusing on stuff that DOES matter and getting rid of the junk that DOESN’T. Please contact your doctor before making any changes to your diet or exercise program. Thank you